Design & DIY Archives - Cottage Life

When prime waterfront property wasn’t an option, this couple built a cabin inspired by an old... school fire watchtower

A power boat sitting in the water

Cottage Q&A: How to clean stained boat seats

A roof gutter and downspout

Cottage Q&A: Are there alternatives to gutters?

A toolbox sitting on an open laptop computer

Have you heard of online DIY coaching?

A green garden hose against a white background

3 leaks you can patch (and 2 you can’t)

Close up of a drill producing sawdust

5 tips to control sawdust

An overhead shot of a boat speeding through the water

How to quiet a noisy boat engine

A bearded man sitting in front of an electric fan

4 ways to cool down a cottage with no AC

Close up of a hand pulling at a fridge door seal

How to replace a faulty fridge door seal

A brick of Hempcrete, a pile of Portland Limestone Cement, a sheet Biogenic Insulation, Asphalt shingles

4 cottage building materials that are better for the environment

Someone fixing a gap in flooring with a foam strip

Cottage Q&A: 4 fixes for a gappy floor

3 tiny cabins that offer design inspiration and small-space solutions

Photo of a bedroom with a skylight above the bed

Want more natural light? Modern skylights are more efficient and less leak-prone than ever

Check out this cottager’s ‘beaver deceiver’

An illustration of a car falling into a huge pothole

How to fill a pothole

a sauna

This Quebec cottager built her very own Finnish-style sauna—from scratch

A person in a grey sweater smiles while standing beside a dark brown screen door with a moose painted on the bottom

This hobby artist found an unexpected niche—carving personalized screen doors

A gloved hand pruning branches from a tree

7 yardwork mistakes that you don’t know you’re making

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